New Hermanus Ratepayers Association chairman spoke to John Mathew about the Draft Budget for 2014/2015, the Sandbaai Mall, the bypass road and the revitalisation of the CBD. Listen to what he had to say here:

The theme for this year’s World Health Day, held on 7 April, is vector-borne diseases of which Malaria is the most common and deadliest. In 2010, Malaria was the cause of an estimated 660 000 deaths globally.

Western Cape Government Health extends a big thank you to those parents who made the choice of protecting their daughter’s from HPV related Cervical Cancer by signing and returning the consent form. In doing so, our professional nurses were allowed to vaccinate their daughter’s during Round one of the HPV Campaign.

The Mrs South Africa Pageant has seen the highest quality and quantity of entrants this year. The Judges/Office had a tough task selecting the top 55 semi-finalists. Mrs South Africa Pty Ltd COE, Joani Johnson said: “We are overwhelmed by the response and it is fantastic to see the growth of the company and to see the Pageant go from strength to strength.”

Strengthening of community outreach links and tracing projects are focus areas for the Western Cape Government Health in collaboration with the various NPOs and other governmental departments to help fight the spread of TB. This is a disease that can be cured.

More than 90 000 residents will be able to access wireless internet through the Western Cape Government’s free Wi-Fi pilot project.
Alan Winde, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, officially launched the Free Wi-Fi pilot project at The Hague Primary School in Delft this morning (18 March 2014).
Delft is one of four areas which have been chosen for the pilot project. Atlantis, Robertson and the Garden Route are the other locations.

The Military Academy in Saldanha houses the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University. This is where junior officers of the South African National Defence Force receive their Professional Military Education before continuing with their military careers.